Security Context Dialog Box (Analysis Services - Multidimensional Data)

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Use the Security Context dialog box in SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) to change the user and role used to examine data or metadata for a Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services object. You can display the Security Context dialog box by clicking Security Context in the Toolbar pane on either the Calculations tab or the Browser tab in Cube Designer.

Options

  • Current user
    Select to use the domain and user name of the current user while viewing the data and metadata of the Analysis Services object.

  • Other user
    Type the domain and user name of another user or group to use while viewing the data and metadata of the Analysis Services object.

    The domain and name of the user or group uses the following format:

    <Domain name> \ <User account name>

  • Roles
    Select to use one or more specified roles when viewing the data and metadata of the Analysis Services object. You can select the roles to use if multiple roles are defined in the Analysis Services database.

See Also

Reference

KPIs (Cube Designer) (Analysis Services - Multidimensional Data)

Browser (Cube Designer) (Analysis Services - Multidimensional Data)

Analysis Services Designers and Dialog Boxes (Multidimensional Data)